ATITHI DEVO BHAVA!

According to our Indian Culture, Atithi (Guest) is like god and must be welcomed into our homes with love and respect.

When we settled for our present house after a lot of house hunting , I noticed in one of the balconies, resting against the wall, was a broken garden bench with its wooden frame back rest weathered and chipped,  the iron side panels badly rusted and left by the old tenants to be discarded.

Mesmerized by the beauty of this piece, I requested the maintenance people who were on the painting work before handing over the house to us, not to throw it away and that I would find a use to it.

After over two months of pondering over what to do with it, I couldn't wait to get back from our vacation to start working on it.

As it was left outside , I don't know for how long by the previous tenants, it was covered in dust and cobwebs.

First thing to do was give it a nice scrub with a wet cloth. Then gave it a fresh coat of white paint. I painted the metal part with an anti-rust outdoor paint in black. The reason I decided to give it black, was so that it would give the surrounding design, which is a combination of Kalamkari, Madhubani & Kerala Mural motifs, a visual pop.

After adding some of my personal touches to it, my Ethnic Welcome Board is ready to welcome all the athithis into our abode .

Don't forget to drop in a line or two, would love to hear from all of you too!!

See you soon with another creation and the story behind it!